[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 70, Issue 79

[Bob Loomis <miltloomis@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK, you folks who couldn't make it to last night's SFBayharpers session missed a
great one. All our featured performers earned encores and there was an
especially rousing round of applause and cheers for Winslow Yerxa's
new trio. 

They played a set of Scottish, Canadian and Finnish
fiddle tunes and a Gordon Lightfoot song and enthralled everyone. He
was joined by fiddler Tuula Cotter and guitarist Colin Cotter (Tuula's
son). Fine fine combo!

Mark Fenichel and his pals Jon Lawton and
Doug Burns also wowed 'em with a set of acoustic and electric blues
that included twin harp by Fenny and Doug. Great, great set!

Larry
Marks came all the way from Mount Shasta once again and  earned an
encore with a wonderful set of blues standards that had the joint
rockin'. He also invited all present to the Mossbrae Festival in
Dunsmuir, where he will perform with the Ron Lovelace Band and where
Charlie Musslewhite will be featured. That festival is on Sunday, July
25.

The
only down side last night was that there was a scarcity of jammers --
where were ya' folks? -- but even that worked out well given the amount
of music supplied by our headliners. 

We did have one volunteer
jammer brave enough to follow all these stellar acts and close the show
with two rockin' numbers that had folks on their feet and dancing, and
it was his first foray into the spotlight: Ron Rawson of Orinda.
Congrats to Ron on shouldering the load as the lone first-timer from
among our 51 members. Great job!

The one bad, bad, yes, very bad
outcome of all having all that talent was that once again Danny White,
our co-sponsor for these jams via his Good Stuff Guitar Shop in
Martinez, was again bumped off the playlist. We had intended to make
sure that he got a full, featured performer's set, but with the 10 p.m.
shutdown, couldn't fit him in and he graciously stepped aside to allow
others to stretch out. We vow to give Danny No. 1 priority for a set at
the next jam in September.

Thanks
to the Hot House Band -- Warren Stewart on guitar, Kennan Shaw on bass
and Brett King Cosby on drums -- for another great night of backup.

Thanks
also to Roy Jeans for being co-sponsor and providing the excellent
Armando's venue in Martinez and last night's excellent sound man, whose first name is all I
can dredge up today: Joe. Somebody tell me his last name so I can
properly identify and thank him!

Congrats to all who showed to play or just listen. And I'm hoping
Fenny and Winslow will post their upcoming gigs. They are
indeed more than worth seeing.

Cheers, Bob Loomis
Moderator, SFBayharpers Yahoo Group